Marine Sponge Derived Natural Products between 2001 and 2010: Trends and Opportunities for Discovery of Bioactives |
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| Authors: | Mohammad Ferdous Mehbub Jie Lei Christopher Franco Wei Zhang |
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| Institution: | 1.Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; E-Mails: (M.F.M.); (J.L.);2.Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia;3.Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents a comprehensive overview of the source, taxonomy, country of origin or geographical position, chemical class, and biological activity of sponge-derived new natural products discovered between 2001 and 2010. The data has been analyzed with a view to gaining an outlook on the future trends and opportunities in the search for new compounds and their sources from marine sponges. |
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| Keywords: | marine sponges porifera marine natural products anticancer sponge-associated bacteria drug bioactive compounds |
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